Balancing height and weight

Posted by admin on June 17, 2009

Are you much heavier than your friends at high school or office? Are you worried that you are overweight? Do not fret as many people go through this situation some time in their life. The term ‘overweight’ does not only incorporate the weight of an individual but also takes into account the person’s height. Weight and height are both related to each other in terms of determining if the individual is overweight as not all of us are of the same height and also vary according to genetic variations.

Weight varies between individuals where taller individuals will be able to carry more weight whereas shorter individuals are able to carry a smaller amount of weight compared to their taller counterparts. This variation in weight needed between people of different heights is important in maintaining a healthy physical posture. A healthy weight to height ratio can be determined by calculating the BMI or Body Mass Index of an individual.

Many individuals nowadays have opted to change their lifestyle as more and more people are beginning to understand the need to sustain a healthy weight. Maintaining a healthy weight allows us to stay free from problems such as obesity, high-blood pressure and eventually reduces the chances of high risk illness such as heart attacks and strokes. Height to weight charts is an example of comparing the suitable weight of a person.

There are certain limitations towards viewing height to weight charts in determining a healthy BMI as many do not take into account activity levels of a person. For instance, body builders are much heavier in relation their optimum height but this fact does not allow them to be categorized as overweight. Pregnant women are also not advised to compare their weight to height ratio as pregnancy causes an increase in weight of the mother but does not categorise them as overweight.

Health is one of the most important aspects towards living a happy life. Although some may argue that time is not at their disposal for activities to improve their well being, a healthy lifestyle should be taken seriously by all individuals no matter what age they are.

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2 Responses to “Balancing height and weight”

1. health and wealth says:

   August 27, 2009 at 5:09 pm

   Good new blog that you have. I hope you will write more informative posts here. Good luck
2. admin says:

   August 28, 2009 at 11:46 pm

   Thank you. I will try my best!